On Thu 2006-09-14 15:03:11, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > Pavel, > > > > > operating points it is possible to implement the "cpufreq frequency > > > > selection logic" in user space and having such functionality in the kernel > > > > just violates the main rule of having everything possible outside of the > > > > kernel. > > > > > > You got the rules wrong. "Keep the code out of kernel" is important > > > rule, but probably not the main one. > > > > from aside, it looks like you're choosing 'rules' and assign then > > 'priorities' in a too arbitrary way which is by a strange accident > > fits your point of view best of all. > > May I remind you that Linux world is not only laptops and Sharp Zaurus? ;) > > Actually, laptops and zauruses seem to be the only "interesting" > machines from pm perspective. Then there are Motorola cellphones, but > Motorola tried hard not to enable users changing kernel... so they are > irrelevant. Make that "mostly irrelevant"... as community will find a way to flash them, eventually. Still 2.6-based machine with more advanced power management would be nice. AFAICT zaurus are best machines today... Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html